BILL BULEY
Bill Buley covers the city of Coeur d'Alene for the Coeur d’Alene Press. He has worked here since January 2020, after spending seven years on Kauai as editor-in-chief of The Garden Island newspaper. He enjoys running.
Recent Stories
A journey of HOPE and LIGHT
Jared Larsen helps people connect and share stories on his 1,000-mile adventure
Community snaps up 4,000 free masks
Giveaway also imparts information
Little promotes $85M plan to reopen schools
PHD: 2 more deaths, 41 new cases
‘Cheers’ to a magical 97
Pat Jeffrey celebrates her birthday with Henry Weinhard and Snow White
Putting her best foot forward
Rachael Fetter wants to raise money for those with foot drop
Big wheels turning
Bike shop business is booming
Ready to roll, really
While many sporting events are canceled, Coeur d’Fondo is on for Sept. 19
He’ll be back
Frank Bybee’s try at running 3,500 miles comes up way short, but he learned from mistakes
First COVID-19 death in Shoshone County
White House report puts Kootenai County in ‘red zone,’ calls for masking at all times outside the home
Water woes at Chateau
Mobile Home Village residents says faucets running dry this summer
All heart and elbow grease, too
Volunteers scrub Sanders Beach wall to remove graffiti
Coronavirus cases continue climb
Kootenai County deaths attributed at six
‘We will not comply’
Deputy urges calm to unhappy crowd after mask mandate approved
KH adds COVID-19 unit
Six rooms converted to critical care; Kootenai County launches a campaign to ‘Stop the Spread’
The greatest job in the world
Bob Hamilton retires after 21 years with Coeur d’Alene Fire Department
Finally, it’s 90
Hottest day of the year sees crowds jumping from Tubbs Hill rocks into Lake Coeur d’Alene
Delivering ‘peace of mind’
Kootenai County’s Eric Mescher heads up USA Security’s new office
Kootenai Health: ICU at capacity
Hospitalizations rise to 19; mayors say they don’t support issuing mask mandate
Don’t sweat the Small stuff
Lake City Center director leaves with pride over teamwork, improvements
No masks, no way
Crowd rallies outside PHD board meeting to protest possible mandate
Wishing Star partners with City Thrift
Donations will fund wishes for children with special needs
District superintendents talk schools reopening
But many challenges remain before students can be brought back into the classroom
‘One of the good guys’
Former CDA Councilman Chris Copstead dies at 71
‘Never give up’
Frank Bybee planning to run across the country to celebrate two decades of sobriety
Last landing
Phillip Cummings retires after 29 years with the Coeur d’Alene Airport
With Bailey, a better life for Evie
Yard sale today will raise funds for service dog for 11-year-old girl
PHD director: Take COVID-19 more seriously
97 new cases in one day; count reaches 689
The Fourth, firecrackers and growing up
Come Fourth of July, growing up in Seattle, our neighbors did not appreciate me and my brothers.
PHD endorses community wide masking
COVID count at 592; five currently in hospital
‘We knew so little’
Hayden woman feels fortunate to be strong again after three-week scare
Six bodies recovered
Federal investigators arrive to try to determine cause of mid-air collision over Lake Coeur d’Alene
Proud to be an American
CJ Johnston takes oath for U.S. citizenship
Giving ‘Fate’ a hand
Dr. Leffler gifts treasured book to grad who gave up new car
Patriotism on display
Spirit Lake Independence Day parade all about red, white and blue
Taking care of Tubbs
Volunteers clean up treasured hill the day after Fourth of July
Patriotism on display
Spirit Lake Independence Day parade all about red, white and blue
Shoshone County gets first COVID-19 case
Despite recent rise, Kootenai County’s infection number remains less than .25 percent of population
Really, summer will arrive
Cold, rain expected to give way to sunshine by the Fourth
A red letter day
Donor buys lunch for Coeur d’Alene police
Standing up for Cd’A
COEUR d’ALENE — Brad Chaney recently moved to North Idaho and he already knows he likes the people.
Volunteers come out to create new trails on Rathdrum Mountain
Volunteers come out to create new trails
Jobs aplenty, workers few
First in-person job fair attracts crowd, but openings still go unfilled
Real estate market rising
Low inventory, high demand fueling higher housing prices
Kootenai County sees biggest one-day jump in coronavirus cases
By BILL BULEY
Black Lives Matter protesters, and those with flags, square off at McEuen Park over recent police incidents
COEUR d’ALENE — In the middle of the crowd, as two groups looked toward each other and occasionally exchanged shouts and glares, Amanda Longpre stood with her daughters Tuesday at McEuen Park.
Finally, summer is here
Weather going forward expected to be hot and dry in place of the wet and cold
‘Beyond commendable’
Post Falls HS grad receives praise, more for giving up free new car
PHD: Coronavirus cases double in five weeks
Up to 128 in Kootenai County
Nick Maniscalco hopes to bike across America as he battles back from near-fatal crash
Nick Maniscalco hopes to bike across U.S. as he fights back from near-fatal crash
North Idaho ‘Backs the Blue’
COEUR d’ALENE — Eric Mescher retired after 40 years as a law enforcement officer. So when he hears and sees that law officers are being chastised, that people are calling for police to be defunded, “it hurts. It hurts here,” he said Saturday, tapping his chest.